Kevlar bike pants to not look out of place with a suit?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 23rd August 2011, 22:18

Originally Posted by zeocen

Hey all,

I have been wondering for a while now if there was a place that does formal looking kevlar pants that wouldn't look stupid as part of a suit. At the moment I wear black Draggin jeans to work and they're thick and bulky. With a formal jacket and shirt/tie it looks pretty stupid. Are there places out there that could either offer what I'm looking for or do something custom?

Cheers!

buy a couple pairs of pants and leave them at work. when you get in, grab a coffee, the newspaper, and some pants, head off for that important morning briefing, emerge refreshed half an hour or so later, sorted.

I pushbiked to work for 15 years and at the end of it I had a wardrobe at work with suits and ties and pants jackets and whatnot, and shoes, get in, get changed, lovely. Once a week drop in a weeks worth of shirts. easy.

**MarkH** · 23rd August 2011, 23:48

Originally Posted by zeocen

Those Draggins ones are at the top of the list currently. Not sure if anyone in Auckland carry that particular model though?

Talk to Motomail, they are good guys and can order anything that is available if they don't have it in stock.

**Mom** · 24th August 2011, 06:41

Originally Posted by zeocen

That's one option but it might get clammy come summer

Try being a chick. I take my shoes, skirt, jacket with me and change at work. Bit of a faff at the end of the day stripping off and getting changed when all you want to do is leave, but hey...

**MarkH** · 24th August 2011, 10:46

Originally Posted by Mom

Try being a chick.

No thanks, girls are icky and I hear that they have cooties.

**GrayWolf** · 24th August 2011, 14:50

Originally Posted by zeocen

Hey all,

I have been wondering for a while now if there was a place that does formal looking kevlar pants that wouldn't look stupid as part of a suit. At the moment I wear black Draggin jeans to work and they're thick and bulky. With a formal jacket and shirt/tie it looks pretty stupid. Are there places out there that could either offer what I'm looking for or do something custom?

Cheers!

Another good option, and I wear them a lot, is the Rhino jeans,,,, they are a kiwi 'manufacturer/importer' they do a chino style trousers and are considerably less than draggin jeans and use THE SAME Dupont kevlar lining.

**zeocen** · 24th August 2011, 16:29

Originally Posted by Mom

Try being a chick. I take my shoes, skirt, jacket with me and change at work. Bit of a faff at the end of the day stripping off and getting changed when all you want to do is leave, but hey...

I would totally go through that trouble if I got to wear a skirt all day. Soooo breezy!

Originally Posted by GrayWolf

Another good option, and I wear them a lot, is the Rhino jeans,,,, they are a kiwi 'manufacturer/importer' they do a chino style trousers and are considerably less than draggin jeans and use THE SAME Dupont kevlar lining.

Cheers man I checked out their website, but I don't see any chino style formal pants there?